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PostPosted: Oct 10th, 2003 07:42 AM    Post subject: Rename Recycle Bin Reply with quote

Code:
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000

Declare Function RegCreateKey Lib "advapi32.dll" _
Alias "RegCreateKeyA" (ByVal Hkey As Long, ByVal _
lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long

Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" _
(ByVal Hkey As Long) As Long

Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" _
Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal Hkey As Long, ByVal _
lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal _
dwType As Long, lpData As Any, ByVal cbData As Long) _
As Long

Public Const REG_SZ = 1
Public Const REG_DWORD = 4

Public Sub SaveString(Hkey As Long, strPath As _
String, strValue As String, strdata As String)
Dim keyhand As Long
Dim r As Long
r = RegCreateKey(Hkey, strPath, keyhand)
r = RegSetValueEx(keyhand, strValue, 0, _
REG_SZ, ByVal strdata, Len(strdata))
r = RegCloseKey(keyhand)
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
'prompts for new name

strString$ = InputBox("Please type in a string to save to the Registry.", "Recycle Bin")
If strString$ = Empty Then
 'string is empty or cancel is pressed
 MsgBox "Empty String", vbCritical, "Error"
 Exit Sub
End If 'API call to store new name
Call SaveString(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, _
"CLSID{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}", _
(pre), strString$)

MsgBox "Reset your PC", , "Changes are made"
End Sub

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